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The fourth book in the Science of Discworld series, and this time around dealing with THE REALLY BIG QUESTIONS, Terry Pratchetts brilliant new Disc...

What are neutrinos? Why does nature need them? What use are they? Neutrinos are perhaps the most enigmatic particles in the universe. Formed in ce...

By the end of the astonishing E=mc2, a dedicated reader will have achieved, if only by osmosis, an understanding of Einstein's theory of relativity...

Michio Kaku, the international bestselling author of Physics of the Impossible, gives us a stunning and provocative vision of the future of the min...

The mind behind the infamous Ig Nobel Prizes presents an addictive collection of improbable research all about us and you Marc Abrahams collects ...

An extraordinary yet little-known scientific advance occurred in the opening years of the nineteenth century when a young amateur meteorologist, Lu...

The world''s leading expert on near-death experiences reveals his journey toward rethinking the nature of death, life, and the continuity of consci...

A Royal Society Science Prize shortlisted author''A talented new writer'' Sunday Times__________A philosophical and medical journey through the exp...

SOAP SAVES LIVES. But did you know that excessive use of soap and skin-care products is harming our health and the environment? Apart from in hand-...

''Boldly ambitious, deeply affecting, and magisterial in scope'' Steve Silberman, author of Neurotribes''Expansive and thoughtful, it illuminates t...

THE INSPIRATION FOR THE MAJOR NEW NETFLIX SERIES, HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND'It's a trip - engrossing, eye-opening, mind altering' New Statesman'Fasci...

One of our great contemporary scientists reveals the ten profound insights that illuminate what everyone should know about the physical worldIn Fun...

A Times/Sunday Times Book of the Year DISCOVER HOW LIFE REALLY WORKS - ON EARTH AND IN SPACE 'A wonderfully insightful sidelong look at Earthly b...

''A must read for anyone interested in the emerging ethics of robotics'' Irene M. Pepperberg''Endless ink has been spilled on AI and our robot fut...

The international bestseller that gives you the facts about climate changeWhen students David Nelles and Christian Serrer struggled to find a book ...

An award-winning physician and scientist makes the game-changing case that genetic females are stronger than males at every stage of life'A powerfu...

'A terrific book - essential reading for everyone seeking to make sense of Artificial Intelligence' Professor Sir Adrian Smith, Director and Chief ...

NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE ECONOMIST, OBSERVER, NEW SCIENTIST, BBC FOCUS, INDEPENDENT AND WASHINGTON POST 'A rollicking tour of the wilde...

'Absorbing, mind-enlarging, studded with insights ... This could have significant real-world results' Sunday TimesHumanity's greatest feat is our i...

'Punchy and to the point. No beating around the bush. This brilliant book contains all the information we need to have in our back pocket in order ...

'An enthralling tale of toil, tenacity and triumph' RACHEL CLARKEThis is the story of a race - not against other vaccines or other scientists, but ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERAS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK'The ultimate anti-racism guide' Caroline Criado Perez'Seriously important' Bill...

'Clear and compact ... It's hard to fault as a brief, easily digestible introduction to some of the biggest questions in the Universe' Giles Sparro...

Flash crashes. Speed dating. Instant messaging. From the devices we carry to the lives we lead, everything is getting faster, faster. But where d...